From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2017 00:03:20 -0500

I can't help noting the irony that the US Supreme Court's decision in
the Kirtsaeng case contributed to the rising of textbook prices in
India, which then decides that because of high prices educational
copying should be free of license fees, perhaps even for whole books
(an issue the court left undecided).   The court's logic would seem to
imply that wherever prices are high, fees for use should be waived.  I
wonder if this applies to the technology used to do the copying, or
for things like software that students use? Perhaps students should be
exempt from paying for the actual copying, or for licensing software
for their computers?

Sandy Thatcher



> From: Teresa Hackett <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 8:16 AM
>
> ** Apologies for cross-posting**
>
> Course packs for education ruled legal in India
>
> Supreme Court ruling a huge triumph for access to educational materials in India
>
> On 9 May 2017, a five year court battle between publishers and
> universities finally came to an end when the Supreme Court of India
> dismissed an appeal by the Indian Reprographic Rights Organization
> (IRRO) challenging an earlier judgment of Delhi High Court that ruled
> course packs in India legal for educational purposes.
>
> In a case that gained wide international attention, issues such as the
> cost of textbooks in India were raised, students agitated for fair
> access to educational materials, and the jurisprudence on copyright in
> India has taken a leap forward. In this guest blog, Anubha Sinha,
> Programme Officer on Openness and Access to Knowledge at the Centre
> for Internet and Society India, discusses the judgment in the case
> known as the 'Delhi University photocopy' case, and what it means for
> access to educational materials in India.
>
> Read the full story:
>
> http://www.eifl.net/blogs/course-packs-education-ruled-legal-india